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Talcher
City in Odisha, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Talcher, known as the "City Of Black Diamond" in Odisha, is a major industrial coal city and municipality. Talcher is one of the 4 sub-divisions of Angul district in the Indian state of Odisha. Talcher also named as Coal City of Odisha is one of the fastest growing industrial and coal hubs in the state.
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Talcher | |
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City | |
![]() View of Talcher Palace | |
Nickname(s): Black Diamond City Of Odisha, Coal City, Industrial City | |
Coordinates: 20.95°N 85.23°E / 20.95; 85.23 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
District | Angul |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Body | Talcher Municipality |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 40,841 |
Demonym | Talcheria |
Languages | |
• Official | Odia, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 759100 |
Telephone code | 06760 |
Vehicle registration | OD-35 |
Nearest city | Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar |
Literacy | 75% |
Lok Sabha constituency | Dhenkanal |
Talcher also named as Coal City of Odisha is one of the fastest growing industrial and coal hubs in the state. Because of its huge coal reserves, the city has been ranked among the highest in terms of GDP in Odisha. Situated on the right bank of the river Brahmani, the capital of the erstwhile Talcher State is one of the fastest growing industrial and mining complexes of the country. The city is surrounded by the coalfields under MCL (Mahanadi Coalfields Limited) and has two Mega Power plants like NTPC, TTPS.